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Music From Big Pink (1968)

0.2950Canon Score · ranked #119 all time

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About the album

Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band. Released on July 1, 1968, by Capitol Records, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, blues, and soul. The album's title refers to a house in West Saugerties, New York called "Big Pink", which was shared by bassist/singer Rick Danko, pianist/singer Richard Manuel and keyboardist Garth Hudson and i

Why it ranks #119

Every list on which Music From Big Pink appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#34 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#100 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected